Ian

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am looking at a secondhand 50" tv, and im not sure if it will be too big or not.

my seats are around 3m away from the t.v, so would a 50" screen be to big?

thanks

PAS

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I don't think it will be too big, personally.
We have a 50 inch and it is about 3m away from our seats. When we first got it I thought it was huge, now the tv doesn't look big at all.

Tracey

AndyC_772

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Cut yourself a piece of cardboard 43.6" x 24.5" and stick it where you'd be putting the TV - that's the size of a 50" screen, so you can judge for yourself

Chip

50" will be far too big if your only sitting 3m away. Bigger is definately not better when it comes to TVs. At 3M I would say a 42" would be max screen size. Even then you would still see pixels.

Chip

Ian

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this is the one i am looking at

Toshiba 50PH18 50 in. TV on eBay, also, Televisions, Consumer Electronics (end time 03-Jan-09 16:19:19 GMT)

Chip

TV is likely to be 6-8 years old. As its a RP TV the pic will not be that good anyway.

Chip

Sosbanite

I wouldn't.

As Chip says you will be too close and at that range the image presented onto the fresnel lens will look soft.

On a 16.9 format you need to be around 37" to 40" diagonal at that range.


This calculator is a useful tool.
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Ian

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my tv blew up yesterday, and would like to get the biggest i can for a max for £200, so its prob going to be second hand

any ideas?

T5OLF

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That's a bit of a sweeping statement really, SD and HD should be viewed at different lengths anyway. I have a 42" plasma and sit 3 metres from it and to be honest it's not big enough - 52 or 56 would have been fine, my mate has a 52" plasma at less than 3 metres and it is fine.

I can sit 3 feet from the screen with a bluray film and the picture looks perfect and looks just as good at 3 metres. I wish I could sit closer as I'm just a bit to far away to be honest.

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I don't see any pixels, but then again I bought a proper TV and not an LCD

SunnySideUp

I wouldn't go for a secondhand rear projection myself.

£200 won't buy much, but a small HD LCD Screen would be a far better buy ... it wasn't too long ago that a 22" TV was not considered small.

A Logik L22LID628W white 22" digital LCD TV with Integrated DVD for £230 would be my choice given around £200 to spend. Dixons have the above, but I hate the DSGi Group of companies for their bad customer service ..... but it illustrates my point.

PB S5

I wouldnt waste my money on that TV to be honest mate. You will be able to see the pixels and the picture will be rubbish from 3m.

If you had a 50" plasma or LCD then that would be ok.

Ian

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i had a look at a second hand 32 sony trintytron tv today, and it came with a years warrenty for £120, but it looked wide, but not very higt if you see what i mean?

hixxys STI

Dude the rear proj screens have big backs to them so theyer are not like flat screen, i might be wrong but ask the people on ebay to send you pics of the back. Also when buying a flat screen you get what you pay for.
I have just bought a SONY BARVIA W4500 42" and its 10 times better than my samsung 32" but my mate says panasonic viera range are the ones to buy and in my what hifi mag it says for a 50" lcd/plasma the viewing distance should be 4.5m squared

salsa-king

I read in What HiFi, years ago, when i bought my LCD Tv that theres no point having larger than 32" unless your sitting more than 12' away.

the proof being how many times to you see a massive tv screen in someones front room and it doesn't look very clear unless you stand on the other sid of the street.
same applys to BIG screens in pubs etc.

Do you go to Cinema, do you sit on the front row when you go?

Ian

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yes the rear progections, do have a large back on them, nut im not to worried about that, as its going in the corner of the room.

lcd and plasma are out of my price range.

dunx

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bulbs cost a fortune.

HTH

dunx

P.S. So right salsa, every flat near me has a 50" screen as standard... I watch them as I walk the dogs Mine is a 100 Hz 1080P thingy in 32" 'cos my "man-room" isn't that big.

davyboy

There is no such thing as a TV thats too big.....especially on council estates.

alistair

Bottom line is the cheaper the TV, the further away from it you need to be.

My 50" Pioneer is OK close up, but I've seen plenty of others in all sizes that are utter sh!te unless you're well back from them.

So unless you're buying a fairly new top end TV (which it doesn't sound like you are) then you should smaller.

It may not look as flash when it's off, but it will be much better to watch.

T5OLF

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My 42" plasma is crystal clear at 9 feet with an SD or HD feed as is my mates 56" at the same distance, Bluray is same even at 3 feet. Buy a good panel and you won't have any issues.

Ian

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all of these tvs you lot have sound very nice, but well out of my price range of a max of £200

njkmrs

I would suggest you dont buy a second hand one of any description to be honest .You dont know what its done or how long it will last for.

Get whatever size you can for your £200 new .Argos have a sale on at the moment as do most Outlets .

hixxys STI

well said, mines the same so you will get what you pay for.
i personly would save a bit more because if your going for a tv that big with that money you will be throwing your money away.
i paid £1000 last year for my 32" samsung now its in argos for £349 its an exallent tv so i would just wait and thats brand new

cheers matt

zs_phil

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SAMSUNG LE32A336 at Richer Sounds - HI-FI Separates, Home Cinema, Speakers, MP3 DVD Portables, Plasma LCD, etc.

not a bad price they had a 32" sony at the same price last week
only a 32" but still decent and brand new

tarmac terror

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We have just bought a new Viera plasma, and I have spent the past week thinking carefully about the size issue. Our lounge is rectangular - 16 feet long by 11 feet wide. The TV has to go in the corner of the room due to layout and access to satellite point.

There was very little cost difference between 37", 42" and 50" models, my concern was that the TV would appear disproportionate in size to the rest of the furniture.

In the end I opted for 37" screen which is about 36" wide. It is very comfortable to view this from either of the sofas which are diagonally opposite the TV.

Personally I would not go for something as large as 50" in a room the size of my lounge. If you have the space no problem.

mart360

have you seen the latest panny plasma's? they give a stunning picture from only a few feet...

it all depends on the source material


Mart

Petem95

I would avoid a big rear-projection TV. Picture quality isnt great, and they look terrible - be like having one of those puppet-show boxes in the front room!

Can't be that hard to scrape £100 together surely? If so, you can get a decent brand 32" LCD - ie Sony or Samsung. Makes a lot more sense!

J4CKO

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My mate has a 42 inch in a too small room, sat on top of it its like cats watching Ping Pong, trying to focus on different bits of the screen.


Rear Projection, give it a wide birth, buy a 32 inch LCD for not much more.

Scooby Soon!

I have one like this Sony KDF50E2010 50 in. HDTV-Ready LCD TV on eBay, also, Televisions, Consumer Electronics (end time 04-Jan-09 18:01:51 GMT)

you can get them on ebay for about 250 to 300 if you can pick them up they are LCD rear projection so not the same as the old fashioned rear projection. The picture on mine is far better than any Plasma or LCD TV that I have seen on display anywhere, I think about 18 months to 2 years ago just about everyone on AVforums purchased one!

I sit about 3 metres away and picture is great, friends/family all said I had the biggest TV in the world but funnily enough they have nealry all purchased 42" to 50" TV's 2 years after I bought mine

stevebt

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I'm sitting just over 2m from a 50" plasma as I type this and I have to say NO its not to close